@BalancingActAfr

Russell Southwood is the CEO of Balancing Act, a consultancy and research company focused on telecoms, internet and broadcast in Africa.

 London
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Joined November 2010
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Guinée équatoriale : la qualité de service, une priorité du futur opérateur télécoms osiris.sn/guinee-equatoriale…

Guinée équatoriale : la qualité de service, une priorité du futur opérateur télécoms – OSIRIS

La Guinée équatoriale cherche à combler ses retards en matière de connectivité et à soutenir sa transformation numérique. Les autorités engagent un vaste plan de modernisation du réseau télécoms. Le…

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The leak of two critical PHP vulnerabilities has put millions of servers worldwide and thousands in South Africa in danger of remote execution attacks. mybroadband.co.za/news/secur…

Thousands of Internet servers in South Africa at risk of being taken over

The leak of two critical PHP vulnerabilities has put millions of servers worldwide and thousands in South Africa in danger of remote execution attacks.

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Post with most likes Africa’s Start-Up Land – Current realities and what might change over 10 years Separating the signal from the noise For people who like to get to the realities behind the big announcements, it’s time to subscribe now: Russell.Southwood.substack.c…
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MyBroadband
@mybroadbandOct 20
Netflix has retrenched its vice-president of content for the Middle East and Africa after seven years with the company, fuelling speculation that the streamer could scale back African operations to refocus on its home market. mybroadband.co.za/news/broad…

Netflix retrenches African content boss after 7 years

Netflix has retrenched its vice-president of content for the Middle East and Africa after seven years with the company, fuelling speculation that the streamer could scale back African operations to...

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Citizen TV Kenya
@citizentvkenyaOct 20
Google says 'multiple' Cloud services suffer network failures in Europe citizen.digital/article/goog…

Google says 'multiple' Cloud services suffer network failures in Europe

Multiple Google Cloud services were experiencing serious network disruptions at its European data centre based in London on Tuesday, according to the US technology giant's service health website.

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Ecofin Agency@ecofinagencyOct 20
Angola’s Caculo Cabaça Dam, Launched in 2017, Set to Generate Power in 2027 ecofinagency.com/news-indust…
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Bloomberg
@businessOct 20
JPMorgan has deposited $38 million with the Central Bank of Nigeria as it moves closer to securing a banking license in Africa’s most populous nation, according to sources bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

JPMorgan Nears Nigeria Launch After Deposit With Central Bank

JPMorgan Chase & Co. deposited 50 billion naira ($38 million) with the Central Bank of Nigeria as it moves closer to securing a banking license in Africa’s most populous nation, according to people...

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Reuters Africa
@ReutersAfricaOct 20
Nigeria's government said on Tuesday there was a case of Ebola in the capital, Abuja, after laboratory tests confirmed the viral infection. reuters.com/business/healthc…

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

Nigeria's government said on Tuesday there ​was a case of Ebola in the capital, Abuja, after laboratory ‌tests confirmed the viral infection.

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ITWeb@ITWebOct 20
Internet Service Providers’ Association urges government to tackle data and device affordability as delays and regulatory setbacks threaten SA’s digital inclusion goals. #DataAffordability #connectivity @ispa_za @CommsZA @ICASA_org itweb.co.za/article/ispa-urg…

ISPA urges free data for poor households

High costs continue to exclude low-income South Africans from the digital economy, says the Internet Service Providers’ Association.

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MyBroadband
@mybroadbandOct 20
The University of the Western Cape piloted AI-powered facial recognition cameras which can identify people placed on security watchlists as soon as they enter its campus. mybroadband.co.za/news/ai/67…

Top university in South Africa pilots facial recognition and watchlists for its 23,000 students

The University of the Western Cape piloted AI-powered facial recognition cameras which can identify people placed on security watchlists as soon as they enter its campus.

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Jean-Francis AHANDA
@jeanfrancisOct 19
Camtel–Socadel (16/10) : MoU pour faire passer la fibre sur les emprises électriques. L'actif n'est pas le câble mais le droit de passage, précédent : 812 km de fibre Eneo transférés à Camtel en 2023. Ni budget, ni calendrier, ni site pilote. #Télécoms #Cameroun techafricanews.com/2026/10/1…

CAMTEL and SOCADEL Sign MoU to Explore Telecom Infrastructure Sharing in Cameroon - TechAfrica News

Under the proposed cooperation, CAMTEL could expand fibre-optic deployment by using selected SOCADEL infrastructure and rights-of-way.

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TechCentral
@TechCentralOct 19
AI music is here and the South African rulebook is blank techcentral.co.za/ai-music-i…
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BBC News (World)
@BBCWorldOct 19
Exiled critic of Rwandan president found beheaded bbc.in/3TKimdt

Robert Kabera: Critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame found beheaded in Uganda

Former army sergeant major Robert Kabera was a popular YouTuber and singer, who had sought asylum in Uganda.

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Ecofin Agency@ecofinagencyOct 19
Angola: Public Employment Programs Have Benefited More Than 140,000 Young People ecofinagency.com/news/1910-5…
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Disrupt Africa
@DisruptAfricaOct 20
Kenya’s Solarise Africa awarded $1.12m grant to expand to Uganda, Zambia disruptafrica.com/2026/10/15…

Kenya’s Solarise Africa awarded $1.12m grant to expand to Uganda, Zambia - Disrupt Africa

Kenyan energy leasing company Solarise Africa has been awarded EUR1 million (US$1.12 million) in grant funding from the Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) to take its solar...

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TechCentral
@TechCentralOct 19
Banks to lose their grip on South Africa’s payments system techcentral.co.za/banks-lose…
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MyBroadband
@mybroadbandOct 19
Mustek said its Business AI arm, in which it invested R8 million, has been forced to pivot as the South African market is not as ready for the technology as initially believed. mybroadband.co.za/news/busin…

South African tech giant’s R8-million AI flop

Mustek said its Business AI arm, in which it invested R8 million, has been forced to pivot as the South African market is not as ready for the technology as initially believed.

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Technology Times@techtimesngOct 19
Nigeria is losing its influence over Africa's internet resources, warns IXPN CEO Muhammed Rudman. Low participation in key governance bodies like ICANN and AFRINIC threatens the nation’s digital leadership. Link in the comments 👇
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Charles Onyango-Obbo
@cobbo3Oct 18
There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican has said, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics. Some 20.3% of Catholics live in Africa and 20.2% in Europe, with the Americas accounting for 47.7%, Asia 11% and Oceania 0.8%. straitstimes.com/world/catho…

Catholics in Africa outnumber those in Europe, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY, Oct 16 - There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican said on Friday, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics compiled by its news agency Fides. Read more...

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Rebecca Enonchong
@africatechieOct 18
Cameroun : ces femmes qui font l’économie Banque, BTP, cacao : six Camerounaises brisent les plafonds de verre et dynamisent l’économie locale. Elles racontent leurs réussites, mais aussi les freins majeurs à l’entrepreneuriat féminin. jeuneafrique.com/1850516/eco…

Cameroun : ces femmes qui font l’économie

Banque, BTP, cacao : six Camerounaises brisent les plafonds de verre et dynamisent l’économie locale. Elles racontent leurs réussites, mais aussi les freins majeurs à l’entrepreneuriat féminin.

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